PAST PRODUCTIONS
Performances that stick with you, well after the curtain closes…
Take a look back at our Past Productions from earlier Seasons and Special Events!
Season 33
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Bright Star
Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, “Bright Star” travels between the years of 1923 and 1945 to tell the story of Alice Murphy, a literary editor with a hidden past, and Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II. Together they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives forever...
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Christmas Cabaret
Local talent from all over North East Florida join together to perform in a night of Holiday Festive cheer.
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Crimes of the Heart
Set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, “Crimes of the Heart” follows three eccentric, estranged sisters - Lenny, Meg and Babe - who reunite at their family home after Babe shoots her abusive husband. As they navigate this crisis, they confront past traumas, while dealing with their own turbulent, often comical lives, ultimately strengthening their sisterly bond.
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The Drowsy Chaperone
The audience is greeted by the narrator, Man in Chair, sitting on a darkened stage and who decides to play for the audience his favorite musical, the fictional 1928 show “The Drowsy Chaperone”. A play-within-a-play, this show is crammed full of every cliche, gag and gimmick from the golden age of musicals.
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Sense & Sensibility
Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, “Sense & Sensibility” follows Elinor and Marianne, as they become destitute upon the death of their father, who leaves his estate to their half-brother, John. Due to John's wife’s interference, they must survive on a meager allowance.
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Fly By Night
In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker’s humdrum life in New York City is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965, “Fly By Night” is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.
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Rhinoceros
In this action-packed allegory that warns of the dangers of nationalistic fervor, mob mentality, and the rise of destructive political forces, a provincial village is overrun by rhinoceroses. A young man watches his world descend into the chaos of the stampede, and he is faced with the moral dilemma of his own identity in the face of societal decay.
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Hairspray
It’s 1962 in Baltimore and quirky, plus-sized-teen, Tracy Turnblad, has one dream: to dance on “The Corny Collins Show”! Overnight, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration and acceptance on the show.
Special Events
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The Last Five Years - In Concert
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical, “The Last Five Years” showcases the lives of two New Yorkers in their twenties, Cathy (an aspiring actress) and Jamie (a rising novelist) who fall in and out of love over the span of five years.
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An Evening with Tony Hale
TONY HALE joins Limelight Executive Director, Sherrie Provence, for a conversation to remember. Most of you know him as “Buster” in Arrested Development or his Emmy-winning performance in Veep wtih Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Younger generations cherish “Forky” in Toy Story 4 and “Fear” in Inside Out 2. His children’s book Archibald’s Next Big Thing is now a popular Netflix series. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to meet Tony and learn how he does it all!
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When All The Saints Are Gathered
Set in St. Augustine, Florida at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, “When All The Saints Are Gathered…” follows the journey of five students, led by Dr. Robert Hayling, eeager to contribute to the fight for justice. Through the students' eyes, we witness their training, their fears, and their triumphs as they prepare for sit-ins, marches, and wade-ins, facing violent backlash at every turn. Their journey will challenge the audience to examine what it truly means never to give up.
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A Treasury of Voices
In Collaboration with the Pena-Peck house, this fun, interactive performance tells the history of the infamous Pena-Peck house and the unique and historically important individuals that experienced it, affected it and ultimately lived in it ever since its creation in 1750.